diff --git a/cogs/search.py b/cogs/search.py
index a55c1eb..da6e426 100644
--- a/cogs/search.py
+++ b/cogs/search.py
@@ -1,106 +1,107 @@
+from inspect import currentframe
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
-from utils import jisho
+from utils import jisho, interactive
 
-class JishoObject():
-    def __init__(self, query, owner):
-        self.response = jisho.JishoResponse(query)
-        self.total_pages = self.response.entries
-        self.page = 0
-        self.owner = owner
+class SearchEmbed(interactive.InteractiveEmbed):
+    REACTIONS = {
+        "prev_page": "⬅️",
+        "next_page": "➡️"
+    }
 
-    def prev(self):
-        self.page -= 1
-        if self.page < 0:
-            self.page = self.total_pages - 1
+    def __init__(self, parent, ctx, response):
+        super(SearchEmbed, self).__init__(parent.bot, ctx, 60.0)
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.owner = self.ctx.author
+        self.response = response
 
-    def next(self):
-        self.page += 1
-        if self.page >= self.total_pages:
-            self.page = 0
+        self.current_page = 0
+
+    def prev_page(self):
+        self.current_page -= 1
+        if self.current_page < 0:
+            self.current_page = self.response.size - 1
+
+    def next_page(self):
+        self.current_page += 1
+        if self.current_page >= self.response.size:
+            self.current_page = 0
+
+    async def on_reaction(self, reaction, user):
+        if reaction.emoji == SearchEmbed.REACTIONS["prev_page"]:
+            self.prev_page()
+            await reaction.remove(user)
+
+        if reaction.emoji == SearchEmbed.REACTIONS["next_page"]:
+            self.next_page()
+            await reaction.remove(user)
+
+    async def add_navigation(self, message):
+        await message.add_reaction(SearchEmbed.REACTIONS["prev_page"])
+        await message.add_reaction(SearchEmbed.REACTIONS["next_page"])
+
+    def make_embed(self):
+        node = self.response.nodes[self.current_page]
+        embed = discord.Embed(
+            title = node.japanese[0][0],
+            url = f"https://jisho.org/word/{node.slug}",
+            description = node.japanese[0][1],
+            colour = 0x56d926
+        )
+
+        i = 1
+        for sense in node.senses:
+            embed.add_field(name=f"{i}. {sense.fenglish_definitions}", value=sense.fparts_of_speech, inline=False)
+            i += 1
+
+        if len(node.japanese) > 1:
+            other = ""
+            for word, reading in node.japanese[1:]:
+                other += word
+                if reading != "":
+                    other += f"【{reading}】"
+                other += "\n"
+            embed.add_field(name="Other forms", value=other)
+
+
+        embed.set_footer(
+            text = f"{node.ftags} \t\t {self.current_page + 1}/{self.response.size}"
+        )
+
+        return embed
+
+    async def on_close(self):
+        self.parent.activeObjects.pop(self.ctx.channel.id)
 
 class Search(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
         self.bot = bot
-        self.activeObject = None
-        self.latestMessage = 0
-
-    async def createEmbed(self):
-        if self.activeObject.total_pages == 0:
-            embed = discord.Embed(
-                title = "No search results",
-                description = "The search returned nothing. Did you make a typo?",
-                colour = 0x56d926
-            )
-        else:
-            response = self.activeObject.response
-            node = response.nodes[self.activeObject.page]
-            embed = discord.Embed(
-                title = node.japanese[0][0],
-                url = f"https://jisho.org/word/{node.slug}",
-                description = node.japanese[0][1],
-                colour = 0x56d926
-            )
-
-            i = 1
-            for sense in node.senses:
-                embed.add_field(name=f"{i}. {sense.fenglish_definitions}", value=sense.fparts_of_speech, inline=False)
-                i += 1
-
-            if len(node.japanese) > 1:
-                other = ""
-                for word, reading in node.japanese[1:]:
-                    other += word
-                    if reading != "":
-                        other += f"【{reading}】"
-                    other += "\n"
-                embed.add_field(name="Other forms", value=other)
-
-
-            embed.set_footer(
-                text = f"{node.ftags} \t\t {self.activeObject.page + 1}/{self.activeObject.total_pages}"
-            )
-
-        return embed
-
-    @commands.Cog.listener()
-    async def on_reaction_add(self, reaction, user):
-        message = reaction.message
-        if message.id != self.latestMessage:
-            return
-
-        if user == self.bot.user:
-            return
-
-        if user.id != self.activeObject.owner:
-            return
-
-        if reaction.me:
-            if reaction.emoji == "⬅️":
-                self.activeObject.prev()
-                await reaction.remove(user)
-
-            if reaction.emoji == "➡️":
-                self.activeObject.next()
-                await reaction.remove(user)
-
-        embed = await self.createEmbed()
-        await message.edit(embed=embed)
-
+        self.activeObjects = {}
 
     @commands.command(name="search", description="Searches Jisho", usage="<query>", aliases=["s"])
     @commands.cooldown(1, 5)
     async def search(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, query: str = None):
         if query is None:
+            embed = discord.Embed(
+                title = "No search results",
+                description = "The search returned nothing. Did you make a typo?",
+                colour = 0x56d926
+            )
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
             return
         
-        self.activeObject = JishoObject(query, ctx.author.id)
-        embed = await self.createEmbed()
-        message = await ctx.send(embed=embed)
-        self.latestMessage = message.id
-        if self.activeObject.total_pages > 0:
-            await message.add_reaction("⬅️")
-            await message.add_reaction("➡️")
+        result = jisho.JishoResponse(query)
+        if result.size == 0:
+            embed = discord.Embed(
+                title = "No search results",
+                description = "The search returned nothing. Did you make a typo?",
+                colour = 0x56d926
+            )
+            await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+            return
+
+        self.activeObjects[ctx.channel.id] = SearchEmbed(self, ctx, result)
+        await self.activeObjects[ctx.channel.id].show_embed()
 
     @search.error
     async def search_error(self, ctx, error):
diff --git a/utils/interactive.py b/utils/interactive.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8c8e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/interactive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+import asyncio
+
+class InteractiveEmbed(ABC):
+    """
+    This abstract base class can be used to create interactive embeds
+    """
+    def __init__(self, bot, ctx, timeout):
+        """
+        Sets up the embed with needed parameters
+        bot: The bot hosting this embed
+        ctx: The context that caused this embed
+        timeuout: The time until the embed times out (in seconds)
+        """
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.ctx = ctx
+        self.message = None
+        self.timeout = timeout
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def on_reaction(self, reaction, user):
+        """
+        Gets called when the user interacted with the embed
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def make_embed(self):
+        """
+        Creates and returns a new embed
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def add_navigation(self, message):
+        """
+        Adds the navigational emotes to the embed
+        """
+        pass
+
+    async def on_close(self):
+        """
+        Can be overridden. Gets called when the embed is closed
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def additional_checks(self, reaction, user):
+        """
+        Can be overridden. Additional checks to do before calling on_reaction()
+        """
+        return True
+
+    async def show_embed(self):
+        """
+        Displays an embed / Creates an embed
+        """
+        if self.message is None:
+            self.message = await self.ctx.send(embed=self.make_embed())
+            await self.add_navigation(self.message)
+
+        else:
+            await self.message.edit(embed=self.make_embed())
+
+        def check(reaction, user):
+            if self.message is None:
+                return False
+
+            if user.id != self.ctx.author.id:
+                return False
+
+            if reaction.message.id != self.message.id:
+                return False
+
+            if not reaction.me:
+                return False
+
+            return self.additional_checks(reaction, user)
+
+        try:
+            reaction, user = await self.bot.wait_for("reaction_add", check=check, timeout=self.timeout)
+            await self.on_reaction(reaction, user)
+            await self.show_embed()
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            await self.close_embed()
+
+    async def close_embed(self):
+        """
+        Close this embed
+        """
+        await self.message.clear_reactions()
+        await self.on_close()
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diff --git a/utils/jisho.py b/utils/jisho.py
index ccf2ec6..b72a777 100644
--- a/utils/jisho.py
+++ b/utils/jisho.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class JishoResponse():
         self.nodes = []
         self.disassemble()
 
+        self.size = len(self.nodes)
+
     def query(self):
         url = TEMPLATE_URL.format(urllib.parse.quote_plus(self.query_string))
         r = requests.get(url, headers=HEADER)